The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

Marshallville Going Into the Fruit
Business on a More Extensive Scale
Than Ever - A Colored Woman
Poisons Three Persons at Cartersville
Out of Revenge-Atlanta and the
Liquor Question.
GEORGIA.
George B. Forbes is the new Captain Of
the Atlanta Artillery
There is a lady in Newton county who
has four daughters, all of whom were born
in the month of November, one on Nov s,
two on Nov. 9 and one on Nov. Il.
DR.. E. R. Anthony, Of Griffin, has 700
Concord grapes planted, and the first year
that they bore fruit H. w. Hasselkus made
over 200 gallons of wine from them, which
readily brings 81 so per gallon.
A hermaphrodite mule attracted consid-
cradle attention at Cuthbert last Tuesday
Thong the mule has been in the county
several years, its popularity was never no
ticed, except by few, until Tuesday.
At Capt. A. F. Wooley's residence, two
and a half miles from Kingston, Wednes-
day night, Elisha Haynes was accidentally
shot through the head and killed by Feaster
Woolley, Jr., son of Capt. A. F. Woolley,
while they were handling a pistol
There will be several hundred acres
planted in fruit trees this winter within n
radius of a few miles of Marshallville. Two
parties will plant over 100 acres each. The
cooperating establishment already here and
bright prospect for canning establish
ment will cause hundreds of acres to be
planted in trees and vegetables.
At Atlanta, Thursday, w. B. Muligan,
proprietor of the Atlanta House, No. n De-
catur street, died from the effects of blood
poisoning III his foot A few days ago Mr..
Mulligan goot one OF his feet hurt by piece
OF timber falling on it, A portion of the
foot was amputated, but blood poisoning
set in and caused his death.
The most important business at the ex-
ecutlve office now is the payment of the al
lowance granted by the late Legislature to
disabled Confederate veterans. Up to date
the number of applicants is 109 Capt.
Harrison, who is in charge Of the work, es-
Inmates the number who will probably APP
ply at 1900, and puts the cost at $4,000
Gainesville Eagle: Young James Long
street writes FROM Washington that he has
had the honor to dine e11 fdnille with the
Secretary of the Interior. He does not
seem 10 think that the Secretary was in his
gayest mood, though his talk with him was
TO point, and OF just nine words, viz:
What part of the turkey will you have,
Jim
There were shipped from Marshallville
last week more than SO, 900 fruit trees from
5. II. Rumph's nursery, over $500 pounds
OF egg plant and olTa seed, grown by Louis
A. Rumph, and more than 70, 900 gallons of
cider from the MaIshallville Cider Com
pany. In addition many barrels of apples
and crates of radishes were sent forward to
ill orders.
The liquor men of Oglethorpe county are
mad. "A few weeks ago they went quietly
to work and got up petition 20 have new
election on prohibition. They left the peti-
ton In Lexington store to get a few more
names, when some unknown person Or per
sons, said to bered hot Prohibitionists, cap
tured and destroyed said petition. There is
no clue to the perpetrator, and to make the
matter worse, it is said that the Ants have
been told that they will be indicted if tney
sign another petition ON the same subject
Oglethorpe will doubtless soon have another
vote on the liquor question.
At Marietta an important decision was
rendered Wednesday night by Judge J. r.
Brown. When A. A. Fletcher 81 Co. of
that place, failed three weeks ago, they
were owing the Atlanta National Bank
$4,000, drawn out between Nov. l and
date of failure. The bank was entirely I'M
secured. e. G. Burnap, of Marietta. and
the Merchants Bank of Atlanta, held liens
covering the entire property of the firm.
The Atlanta National Bank filed bill ask,
ing receiver, attacking the lien. Judge
Brown passed an order refusing the receiver
and disSolving the injunction.
At Athens few nights ago John Cohen.
retired capitalist, was standing on Thomas
street, at the rear entrance OF the Deunre
Opera House, when some unknown person
violently hurled stone at him, striking
Mr.. Cohen on the back of the head and
knocking him senseless. In falling. he
struck against a wall, receiving another
severe wound in the head. Mr.. Cohen is
able to be on the street, but he is still suffer-
ing great pain, and is threatened with
paralysis of the spine from his Injuries. He
has no idea who his assailant is, and knows
of no enemy with deadly spite against
him
AT Macon Thursday Judge Speer sent an
order TO Jailer Birdsong asking that he re-
lease all United States prisoners confined in
the Blbb county jail. In compliance with
this order eight prisoners were set at liberty.
much to their own qualification. The pris-
oners were in for various offenSes against
the internal revenue laws. The cause of
Judge Speer's action was the fact that Jailer
Birdsong complained that there were not
blankets furnished sufficient to make the
men comfortable Mr.. Birdsong saws that
he applied to the United States Court au-
thorities for the necessary supplies, and that
culy SIX pairs OF blankets were sent. and
that he could not afford to use the county
blankets for United States prisoners, and
that they were suffering
At Macon the United States Court has
been occupied in trying the case of John T.
johnson VS.. The Western Union Telegraph
Company. The suit for damages was based
on the allegation that the company failed to
deliver telegram sent to johnson from
commission house in Omaha, July 10. 1887.
johnson claimed to have had a carload of
melons ready for shipment to the firm, and
awaiting advices from them he called several
times at the Office, and was told that there
was no dispatch for him. After it was too
late to send them he received the dispatch.
He was granted damages in the sum of $75.
The case will be appealed. The defense
claimed that Mr.. johnson failed to give
chem his address, and that every effort was
made, by one of their most trusted messen-
gers, to find johnson when the dispatch
came.
One Of the most interesting episodes at the
bachelors banquet at Gainesville last
Thursday night was the receipt of a box
sent in by one of Gainesville's most Guilt
waited and brilliant young ladies. 1t con-
tanned sheet OF white paper, on which was
placed the following articles: First a hand
somely embroidered crimson satin satchel,
containing few matches, with the motto:
IA better match than you have made.n
Next, the picture of an owl, sitting on a
holly bush, motto; "You are alone in the
world ~ last haa,,tif,,1 l,,.;o,, =. a Il.